Water testing in Nebraska

Lowest price: Free, Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD).

Well water

Three Rivers Public Health Department Free Well Water Testing

Free

  • Bacteria
  • Nitrate

Pick up a free kit at any 3RPHD office in Fremont, Blair, or Wahoo, or at Blair City Hall, the Washington County Extension Office, or the Wahoo Public Library, then return it within 90 days paying only shipping costs.

Residents of Dodge, Saunders, and Washington counties, Nebraska

  • 3RPHD Fremont Office & Clinic, 2400 N Lincoln Avenue, Fremont · 402-727-5396
  • 3RPHD Blair Office and Clinic, 1762 Washington Street, Suites 204 & 205, Blair · 402-727-5396
  • 3RPHD Wahoo Office, 504 W. 8th Street, Wahoo · 402-727-5396

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Well or city water

Nebraska Public Health Environmental Laboratory Water Testing

$15

  • Bacteria
  • E. coli
  • Nitrate
  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • +9 more

Order sample collection kits online through the Private Clients or Companies link or by calling NPHEL Customer Service at 402-471-3935, providing name, address, phone number, and the test kit types and quantities needed.

Open to private clients/companies as well as public water system clients and schools; private well owners order as private clients

  • Nebraska Public Health Environmental Laboratory, 3701 South 14th St., Lincoln · 402-471-3935

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Well water

UNL Water Sciences Laboratory Testing for Private Wells

$27.50

  • Bacteria
  • E. coli
  • Nitrate
  • Fluoride
  • Chloride
  • +12 more

Contact the lab at 402-472-7539 or [email protected] to get sample bottles and a Sample Submittal Form, then mail or drop off samples at WSL Room 202, 1840 N. 37th Street, Lincoln.

Open to external/private clients, not limited to university researchers

  • Water Sciences Laboratory, 1840 N. 37th Street, Lincoln · 402-472-7539

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